Feed The Soil appeal: There is still time to have your donation doubled and help combat soil degradation in the UK
Please help us reach our £100,000 target. Take advantage of your donation being doubled before the campaign ends at midday on Thursday 25th.
Groundswell 2024
Come and join ORC at the Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference in Hertfordshire
Agroforestry for food, net zero and biodiversity
The 2024 Farm Woodland Forum Meeting will bring together researchers and practitioners across the UK who are advancing the practice of agroforestry for food production, reducing farm-level net greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing biodiversity.
Breckland Organics Farm Walk
Organic Arable and Oper8 project visit Breckland Organics, hosted by Chris Negus, to discuss weed management strategies
Climate-resilient organic hops for sustainable beer
ORC is proud to have been part of the Innovative Farmers Organic hop varieties field lab which identified 3 varieties well-suited to organic systems
Quantifying impacts of agroforestry on soil health
This spring REFOREST researchers have been assessing soil health in agroforestry systems using a range of practical measures.
Let’s Discuss Organic, Regenerative agriculture: how is the term (mis)used and what to do about it?
This IFOAM Organics Europe webinar will discuss the relationship between organic and regenerative farming, how the term “regenerative” is (mis)used, and how to address it.
Emergent Generation Peak District Weekend
This Emergent Generation meet-up in the Peak District is for young people (18-35) passionate about agroecology and regenerative thinking. It includes visits to two regenerative farms in Derbyshire. Come for one day or both!
Don’t be so British!
We have extended the YOFGY application deadline to 10th May 2024. Apply or nominate someone now!
Newly formed UK ORGANIC to spearhead revival of the sector
At its first annual conference, UK ORGANIC (formerly Organic Trade Board / OTB) set out its ambition to unite representatives across the supply chain to reenergise the organic sector and arrest the current volume decline the industry has been experiencing.
Tree hay – using trees as livestock fodder
This Agroecology: strengthening livelihoods webinar was an informative and practical discussion on the benefits and practicalities of making and using tree hay, featuring Lynbreck Croft, Tap o’ North Farm, and Dr Lindsay Whistance of the Organic Research Centre.
Save The Date! For one week only (18 – 25 April 2024), have your donation doubled and help raise funds for ORC’s Feed The Soil Project
ORC is taking part in the Big Give Green Match Fund campaign again this year. This time to raise £100,000 in just one week for our Feed the Soil project.
LiveSeeding/Oper8 Farm Walk
Hosted by Tim May at Kingsclere, this afternoon farm walk will focus on Spring crop establishment, competitive cultivars and weed management strategies.
Practical AgroHomeopathy for Growers and Gardeners
Sustainable agriculture specialist Dr Leo Faedo presents his successful system for choosing and applying remedies for healthy crops & plants in this Whole Health Agriculture webinar.
Organics Europe Youth Event
The second edition of Organic Europe Youth Event (OEYE) will be held on 8-9 July 2024, in Bari, Italy with an optional excursion on the 10 July. I
Living Mulches Webinar
Join us for an evening of talks on implementing living mulches in arable and horticultural farming systems.
EURAF 2024: 7th European Agroforestry Conference
EURAF 2024 in Czech Republic: Regenerating landscapes and diversifying production in Europe through Agroforestry
Yorkshire Grain Alliance
New booklet outlines the vision of the Yorkshire Grain Alliance of a resilient, human scale food system for the future
UK Organic Conference 2024: Find Better. Look for Organic.
The Organic Trade Board will be officially launching UK Organic on 14th March, with results from consumer research conducted in partnership with ORC
Perennial Green Manures Film Launch
Join the Perennial Green Manures Project for the launch of a new video
The Organic Market Report 2024
Soil Association Certification’s Organic Market Report shows that UK organic market has grown 2% in 2023 but organic farming stuck at 3% of UK farmland
New Organic Grower Podcast coming out in March
The Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) have teamed up with James Butterworth of Cotswold Market Garden, to produce a podcast on organic horticulture, called the Organic Grower Podcast.
Silvopasture in Colombia
At the end of January Will Simonson visited the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia to attend a workshop on silvopasture design.
National Organic Conference – Food, Farming, Nature, Climate & People
SAVE THE DATES — OF&G National Organic Conference at Tim May’s Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire – 1-2 July 2024